What. A game.
After losing six in a row, the Kentucky Wildcats have now won two in a row, defeating the Vanderbilt Commodores by a final score of 77-74.
Olivier Sarr led the Wildcats with 24 points from 5-10 and 14-17 shots on the free throw line, with seven rebounds and two assists.
Coming from his 23-point explosion in Starkville, Dontaie Allen was second in the team with 14 points in 4-10 shots, 2-5 from three and 4-4 from the line. He also added five rebounds.
Davion Mintz and Devin Askew added 11 points each to complete the double-digit scorers, with the first one hitting the three winners in the right corner with less than a minute to go. Mintz added three rebounds and two assists, while Askew ended with three assists.
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With the victory, Kentucky moves to 3-6 in the year and 2-0 in the SEC.
The UK will head to Gainesville this weekend to face the Florida Gators on Saturday at 5 pm Eastern time.